Easily Import AKC dogs and litters

quicker than manual entry

How To Article

How to Video

Steps

Download

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1. Download from AKC

Check for Errors

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2. let app analyze the files

Complete Import

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3. Upload all and check the results

Dog File Format

Spaces are optional in all column names, and every column name is case insensitive.

You may have additional columns not used by the importer, and they will be ignored.

  1. "AKC Number". alt names: "reg number", "registration number"
  2. "Dog name". alt name: "Dog Name (Full Titled)".
    • this contains the registered name including prefix and suffix titles
  3. "Birth Date". must be in format MM/dd/yyyy OR yyyy/MM/dd.
    • yyyy is the 4 digit year.
    • MM is the 2 digit month,
    • dd is the 2 digit day of month.
  4. "Breed". Can be any AKC recognized breed.
  5. "Sex". alt name: "Gender"

AKC downloaded files as shown in this video already meet the format.

Litter File Format

Spaces are optional in all column names, and every column name is case insensitive.

You may have additional columns not used by the importer, and they will be ignored.

  1. "Litter". The assigned litter registration number. (the prefix of all puppy reg #'s)
  2. "Breed". Can be any AKC recognized breed.
  3. "Birth Date". must be in format MM/dd/yyyy OR yyyy/MM/dd.
    • yyyy is the 4 digit year.
    • MM is the 2 digit month,
    • dd is the 2 digit day of month.
  4. "Dam". alt name: "bitch"
  5. "Sire". alt name: "dog"

AKC downloaded files as shown in this video already meet the format.

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